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It is a village of 963 residents in Norfolk, East of England.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Great Massingham has none; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Great Massingham does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Great Massingham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Great Massingham.
Graduates make up 27% of adults. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above Norfolk’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.9% of residents. Ages in Great Massingham split evenly at 52.9: half are older, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Great Massingham | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is its only school. At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 25% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 54 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Massingham CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 54 | D− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Home was the main workplace for 21% of workers at the census. 89% of commuters drove, above Norfolk’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Households take home £46K a year before tax, on average. Work in town: a tenth of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
13% rent privately, below Norfolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 31 homes sold inside Great Massingham’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £250,000. Private rents average £941 a month across the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £250,000 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £222,000 | 7 |
| Terraced | £265,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 10 offences were reported in Great Massingham, along with 5 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Homes saw 1.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Norfolk’s towns (6.1) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences accounted for half of recorded crime.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Disability touches nearly a quarter of Great Massingham’s population, and 7.1% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above Norfolk’s towns (5.6%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. The nearest A&E to Great Massingham is The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 9 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 89% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Great Massingham | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.1% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Great Massingham’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. Scaled to its population, Great Massingham has 135 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above Norfolk’s towns (44) and England’s towns (39) alike. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Massingham | 963 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gayton | 1,522 | 5.1 | — | C− | B− | B− |
| Narborough | 1,362 | 7.2 | — | B− | B− | C+ |
| Dersingham | 4,753 | 8.1 | B | C− | A | B− |
| Fakenham | 8,390 | 9 | D | D | B− | C |
| Swaffham | 8,434 | 9.3 | D | C+ | C | C− |
| Snettisham | 2,709 | 9.6 | B− | D | A | C |
| Marham | 2,608 | 9.7 | A− | B− | A+ | B |
Gayton and Narborough have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. 43% of Great Massingham’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £250,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £265,000, semi-detached houses £222,000 and detached houses £250,000.
Village in Norfolk, England
Great Massingham is a built-up area of 963 people, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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